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Neisseria sicca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Neisseriales
Family:	Neisseriaceae
Genus:	Neisseria
Species:	N. sicca
Binomial name
Neisseria sicca von Lingelsheim, 1908

Neisseria sicca is a commensal organism belonging to the genus Neisseria. It is Gram-negative and oxidase-positive. There are multiple strains of this species, some of which are reported to have caused septicaemia in immunocompromised patients. These bacteria are the first among Neisseria species to have been shown to have O-repeat structure in their liposaccharide.

References

1. "Neisseria". LPSN. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

External links

• Type strain of Neisseria sicca at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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